Merton to testify on Ritz dinner bribe scheme
German industrialist Michare Merton is expected to testify in the Daugherty Miller bribery case about two checks totaling 6 453 9799 received for a wartime claim. The award was arranged at a Ritz Carlton champagne dinner on September 30, 1921, with Colonel Miller delivering the funds. John T. King and Jesse Smith attended the dinner, figures tied to political leadership and to Daugherty's circle.
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New York
Michare Merton
Muulti-Milionaire
Africa
Harry M Daugherty
Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
Merton
Diasloware Wareseen
United States
Emory Buckner
Ritz- Carlton
Miller
Washington
John T. King
Jesse Smith
Metton
Harry M. Daugherty
Third flood hits West cities in ten days
AP report notes Terre Haute Indiana and Jacksonville Illinois suffer heavy deluge as central west endures third flood in ten days. Six lives lost so far with extensive damage. Wabash River high. dam breaks. power outages. coal miners among casualties.
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Chicago
Terre Haute
Ind
Jacksonville
Central West
Wabash
Lafayette
Davis Gardens
Honey Creek
Dutley
Hannibal
Ater
Soviet to send woman diplomat into Mexico
Moscow September AP reports Mime Alexandra Kollontay, former Soviet minister to Norway, has been appointed Soviet minister to Mexico. The English spelling of Kollontay appears. the move surprises Moscow circles as her recall from Norway a year ago seemed to end her diplomatic career. She is to succeed Stanislaus Pestee, the current minister at Mexico City.
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Moscow
Alexandra Kollontay
Norway
Mexico
Russia
Enix
Mme. Kollontag
Ivan
Stanislaus Pestee
Tokachi Volcano Eruption Sparks Panic in Hokkaido
Mount Tokachi on Hokkaido erupted sending clouds of smoke down the side and prompting villagers to flee. Two fires were reported, with casualties feared as residents sought safety amid the disaster. A separate Lisbon cork factory collapse followed by earthquakes caused multiple deaths and injuries, with a steamer dispatched for the injured.
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Tokoyo
Tokachi
Hokkaido
Japan
Lisbon
Tagus
Libson
Fairfield County News Mix Reflects Local War News and crime
Bridgeport dispatch notes Xin of Mel Carson aiding welcome for Chanaat conqueror today in Fairfield County. Fairfield arrests for reckless driving in two cases. Milford court yields one fin e. Hartford penalized for theft. Gov race notes and school updates across towns. Lisbon quake and volcano reports intertwine with regional sports results and city tennis championships.
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Bridgeport
Mel Carson
Chanaat
Pake
Fairfield County
Fairfield
Washington
Hartford
Milford Court
Hema
Waterbury
Darien
Creane
Westport
Martlanol
Page
Draven Road
Reading
Buckland
New England
Connecticut Labor Federation Re-elects O'Meara to Ninth Term
Patrick F O'Meara of New Haven was re-elected president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor for his ninth term at the afternoon session in Danbury. Middletown was chosen as the 1927 convention site. The federation rejected endorsing a third party, the Independent Labor party, by an 88 to 24 vote. All current officers were re-elected, with names including Jean J Egan, Danbury, and vice presidents Daniel A. Gorman, Arthur Wallace, Charles G. Moore, Otto Schuetze, Green EB Baker. Debate on the party endorsement preceded the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Patrick F O'Meara
New Haven
Connecticut Federation of Labor
Federation
Middletown
Meriden
Connecticut
Independent Labor Party
Patrick F. O’meara
Jean J Egan
Bridgeport
Daniel A. Gorman
Arthur Wallace
Greenwich
Charles G. Moore Torrington
Otto Schuetze
Hartford
Grepn EB
Baker
Waterbury
Jewel thieves bagged after grand gem theft
A Chicago AP report details a multi‑state gem heist in which three jewel bandits robbed New Orleans bound Illinois Central railway clerks of gems, then fled toward Champaign. A large posse recovered two suitcases of jewels near Buckley, and the trio surrendered to farmers and sheriffs as authorities closed in.
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Chicago
Doday
New Orleans
Illinois Central
Buckley
Lab Illa
Champaign
George Brown
O. A. Burke
Harry Leonard
Butta
Mont
Mattoowang
Paxton
Frank Curtis
Leda
Fartherorth
Curtis
Morris Minsky
William Davidson
San Francisco
Joseph Riskin
New York
Mattoon
Relief in Sight at Garbage Plant on Agylum Street
Residents of Old Mill Green complain of odors from the garbage disposal plant on Agylum Street. City officials, led by Director of Public Works A J Northey, say improvements are underway for two months including boilers dryers and pumping equipment installed by the sanitary Corporation of New York to reduce the nuisance.
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Old Mill Green
Agylum Street
Public Works
A J. Northey
Northey
Sanitary Corporation of
New York
MacMillan Arrives at Maine Coast Port to Await Welcome
Lieutenant Commander Donald B. MacMillan and the Bowdoin and Sachem arived at Tenant’s Harbor Maine to avoid spoiling plans for a Christmas Cove welcome. The expedition now rests before a public greeting at Wiscasset, with officials and Bowdoin College faculty awaiting the homecoming.
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MacMillan
Maine Coast
Tenants Harbor
Maine
Donald B. MacMillan
Bowdoin
Sachem
Christmas Cove
Tenant’s Harbor
Chiatmas Cove
Letitia N. Fogg O
Field Museum
Chicago
Christman Cove
Wiscasset
Theodore Roosevelt
Nav
Wiliam Tudor Gardiner
Maine House of Representatives
Paul Dixon
Bowdoin College
Portland
Mrs Corson to Arrive Today in Aquitania Voyage
Brother Caril Gade and Norman Gade await the famous swimmer Clemington Corson in New York as Mrs Corson returns from Virginia aboard the Aquitania. Children of Clemington Corson travel with her and train aboard the Tindla ship. Reception plans announced by Mayor Walker.
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New York
Dr. Gade
Mermaid
Caril Gade
Clemington Corson
Mille Gade
France
England
Seaterday
Aquitania
Virginia
Clemington Carson
LA. An
Inspector Quited as Noroton Home Probe Is Started
Hartford dispatch reports Major Henry E. Babcock suspended as inspector and adjutant in Noroton amid a probe of Baldiers Home conditions. He denies incompetency claims, noting a long postal service record. Investigation underway as Governor Trumbull says it is in progress.
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Noroton Home
Trumbull
Seeley
Hartford
Baldiers
Noroton
Henry E. Babcock
Henry J. Lesley
Babcock
Hertford
Jury Indicts Two Firms for Fraud in Boston
Suffolk Grand jury returns secret indictments against Wer ven Brothers and Central Construction and against officers. Charges include conspiracy to defraud, to maintain a monopoly, and to destroy trade. Probe alleges officers conspired to defraud the city of millions over three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Suffolk Grand Jury Today
Werven Brothers Company
Central Construction Company
Bosun
Ai Grand Jury
Hammer Marital Strife Revealed in Key West Plot
Key West Fla Sept 9 Reginald Pritchard and city official Owen Sawyer were kidnapped by masked men and beaten outside the city. Police say disfavor grew from budget cuts that led to many lay offs of city workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Reg Inald R Pritchard
Parents Charged With Slaying Babe In Connecticut River Tragedy
A Connecticut grand jury returned first degree murder charges against Raymond Wetherbee and Agnes Pytko for the death of a baby born on June 30 and strangled, then dumped into the Quinnebaug River. They face trial in the Superior Court in Putnam next Wednesday after earlier arraignment in Thompson town court. The panel deliberated for nearly four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Seasion
Moth Removed From Man's Ear In Hospital Visit
A man at Himergency hospital sought treatment after a giant moth crawled into his ear. Dr De Davids at Greenapun assisted the patient, who remained unaware of the insect’s presence until examination. The incident prompted medical care to safely extract the moth.
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Franela Winater
Brewster Street
Himergency Hospital
de Davids
Greenapun
Americans win first matches for Davis Cup veterans
Philadelphia covers Davis Cup challenge at Germantown Cricket Club where veteran duo Bill Tilden and Bill Johnston defeat France. Tilden swept Jean Borotra 6-2 6-3 6-2 and Johnston beat Rene Lacoste 6-0 6-4 6-0 as US opens with two singles wins and maintains chances for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
America
Big Bil Tilden
Bil
Johnston
France
Germantown Cricket Club
Billa
Tilden
Hasque
Jean Borotra
Rene Lacoste
Two Saved When Canoe Overturned at Milford Harbor
Two Milford men Edward Parmele and George Hermenn clung to a overturned canoe as rough water and a gusty wind capsized it. Milford Yacht Club steward John Anderson towed them to shore in an arrowboat. Both men swam and escaped drowning, the rescue occurred around 6 p.m. with the tide strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anderson
Milford Yacht Club
Edward Parmele
High Street
George Hermenn
Green Street
Milford
Anderson
Parmelle
Herman
Sikorsky Biplane Lands at Capital
The Sikorsky triple motor biplane flown by Captain Rene Fonck and Lieutenant Allan P. Snody landed at Bolling Field Washington after a flight from New York. The craft carried 12 passengers and circled the Capitol Washington Monument and the centennial grounds before touchdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rene Fonck
Allan P. Snody
New York
Paris
Fonck
Philadelpia
Washington Monument
Capitol
City
Bollingfield
Youth Attempts Iodine Suicide After Skipping School
A 17 year old, known as Cheater Brown of 90 Deacon Street, was scolded by his father for missing the first days of term. He then attempted self harm by drinking iodine, about an ounce, and was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital by ambulance for treatment.
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Brown
Atreet
Wan
Tha Vouth
Bridgeport
Weoever
Tilson Confident On Gop Control As Election Looms
Rep John Tilson of Connecticut, head of the Republican campaign committee, tells President Coolidge at White Pine camp that the GOP will hold its House majority and win the Senate, citing widespread prosperity under tariffs. He says Democrats have no other issue and predicts no Senate change, with tariff support central to the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smith
White Pine Camp
John Tilson
Connecticut
Senate
House
Republican Campaign Committee
New York City
Tilson
Coollege
Gillette
Massachusetts
New York
Washington
Tasue
Coolidge
West
Ted
Lenroot
Congress
Upshaw Unseated as Georgia Drops Incumbents
Atlanta, Sept 4 AP Two new faces join Georgia’s delegation in the National Congress next March after a statewide Democratic primary. W D Upshaw is defeated in the Fifth district by Lea J Steele of Decatur while Gordon Lee of the Seventh district did not seek renomination. Upshaw, four-term veteran famed for defending the Eighteenth Amendment, trailed Steele by a narrow margin in total votes.
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Atlanta
Upshaw
Congress
Steele
Two Bank Robbers Slain by Sheriff
Clarksville Texas dispatch reports two unidentified bank robbers, carrying about 10 000 dollars from the Red River National Bank, were shot dead as they exited the bank after a tip led Ranger Captain Tom Hickman Stuart Stanley and Caretable Ivy to ambush them from a building across the street. Seven customers were inside the bank during the robbery.
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Clarksville
Texas
Red River National Bank
Tom Hickman
Tiger Stuart Stanley
Caretable B. O. Ivy
German Delegates Return to Geneva Amid Welcome
Crowds greeted the German delegation in Geneva as Germany was set to be formally admitted to the League of Nations. Foreign Minister Gustave Stresemann, smiling after a hot journey, expressed relief and a hopeful, peaceful spirit for Germany’s new role.
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Geneva
Republic of Germany
League of Nations
Gustave Stresemann
Reich
Berlin
Stresemann
Hans Luther
Germany
Spain
Brazil
Poland
Council
Thoms denies running as the Democratic nominee for governor
Waterbury Sept 9 AP Ex mayor W E Thoms denies informing New Haven leaders he cannot oppose Charles G Merri for the Democratic nomination as governor He claims he has never been a formal candidate and that reports of his withdrawal are incorrect He favored party repeal or modification of the Volstead Act and opposition to religious bigotry in politics rather than a specific gubernatorial bid.
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Waterbury
W. E Thome
New Haven
Charles G. Merri
Thoms
Democratic Party
Death Pact Mystery Strikes New York Couple at Willard Hotel
Washington dispatch reports Mr and Mrs Fred H Doyle of Brooklyn died in what police call a perfect death pact in a Willard Hotel room. A whitish powder and four glasses were found. notes signed F H Doyle and others explained self induced deaths. Coroner and police described careful planning and two poison doses, one likely mixed with candy to mask taste. A doctor from Brooklyn reportedly warned hotel, and relatives were notified of the planned double suicide.
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Polton Gan
Indictatro Firma
Boston
Milien
Thuga
Merton
King
Daugherty
Tage 1
Tisor
Contro
Valentina
Sireek
Athens
Jap Volcens
Libson
Greere
Lisbon
Washington
Fred H Voyle
New York
Hotel
Willard
Providence Rt
Brooklyn
Iran
Healty
Byers
Doyles
Haisley
Ae Sorid
Doyle
Nevitt
F. H. Doyle and
Anarchy Prevails as Troops Mutiny in Greek Cap Floor
London reports a mob uprising with heavy gunfire around the Central Tel office and numerous casualties. In Athens fighting rages between regular troops and Republican guards, with commanders wounded and government orders to surrender ignored as barricades and gunfire dominate key boulevards.
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London
Acne
Mil
Alera
Seised
Bome
Rei Londen
Athens
Republican Guarda
Fangaios
Carpe
Zervas
Kiftista Boulevard
Uneera
Grand Jurors Dropped at CAU Caucus Reforms Local Officials
Nominations for town offices announced after abolishing custom of nominating grand jurors at caucuses. Names listed include Assessor three years Banks. Assembly for one year Frei Northrop. Selectman Frei Parr. Town Deposit Agent Lulin Switzer. Auditor Frank Bilal. Constables Arthur J. George Larnon H Mt Jobs Steve Novakovits. Board of Finance Oliver Ginnings Simon C. Bradley. Town Plan Commission Shelton A L Johnson. Town School Committee Stuf Burard. District voters and earlier town officials affected by changes in the local government slate.
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Gw Corp
Iona
Ius
Roger ‘Igh
J Assespor
Banks, Assemor
Frei E._Northrop
Board of Relief
C. A.W
First Selectman
Frei Parr
Branley M. Hu
B. Switzer
Frank I. Bila
Mre
Clary Fiint
Arthur J. George Larnon
H. Mt. Jobs
Steve Novakovits
Ctellnk Board of Finance
Oliver Ginings
Simon C. Bradley
Town Plan Commission
Shelton
A. L. Johnson
Stuf H. Burard
Key West Officials Beatens and Separation in New York Note
Sept 9 report indicates Mia Rome mer of Long Beach and her wealthy husband Hammer, head of the Pony Textile Mills, living apart with a separation agreement filed. Attorneys for Hammer strike out portions of the complaint in her action seeking to set aside the separation, citing net worth around $4.
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New York
Mia
Rome Mer
Long Beach
Lone
Hammer
Pony Textile Milla
Atate Supreme Attorneys
Hammer Atrike
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Indiana
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Paul Karns
Edith
Jarm Dempsey
LABOR
O’meara
POSSE
Jobe
Tyre
Esty
Elty
Babe
Davis Gup
Johnson
U. S
Sikorsky Biplane
Capital
Georgia
Canada
Heciy
Beta
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